Overview

School of Biomedical Engineering / School of Biomedical Engineering is located in Atlanta, GA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Machine learning
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioengineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioinformatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Robotics
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical innovation and development
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science and engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	88
Doctoral Degrees	44

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE: optional Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE: optional Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,264

Applied

316

Accepted

160

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

105

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	August 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE: optional
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE: optional

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	July 1
Types of financial support available	Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

456

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.09%
Black or African American	7.02%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	20.61%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.22%
Two or more races	4.17%
Unknown	1.54%

Gender

Male (52%)

Female (47%)

Faculty

47

Total faculty

Full-time - 45

Part-time - 2

Male (32)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomechanics and regenerative technologies, biomedical imaging and instrumentation, biomedical informatics and systems modeling,immunoengineering, cancer technologies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	39,981,176

Location & Contact

Address 313 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA  30332
United States

Contact Alyssa Panitch
Wallace H. Coulter Department Chair, Professor
Email: alyssa.panitch@bme.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-4232
Fax: 404-894-4243

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